Virtual Cybersecurity Summit: Implications of AI

February 24, 2026

On Demand Through February 27, 2026

Event Overview

In 2026, AI is more than a technology — it’s the new battleground for enterprise security, resilience, and strategic advantage. The Strategic AI Summit 2026 brings together senior leaders in cybersecurity, enterprise risk, infrastructure operations, AI governance, and digital trust — from industries like finance, healthcare, critical infrastructure, cloud & SaaS, manufacturing, telecom and government — to engage in a single-day, high-impact virtual event.
Through forward-looking keynotes, expert panels, interactive deep dives, and practical workshops, attendees will explore the most urgent challenges and opportunities at the intersection of AI, security, and enterprise operations. You’ll walk away with actionable strategies, governance frameworks, deployment blueprints, and real-world insights to stay ahead of evolving threats — and turn AI risk into enterprise strength.

Advisors

Guiding Our Summit With Industry Expertise

Our Summit Advisory Committee comprises industry visionaries whose guidance ensures the conference programs remain relevant, cutting-edge, and aligned with the most pressing cybersecurity challenges and opportunities – enabling attendees to apply the insights and learnings to their daily work.

Corradino Corradi

General Manager of Information Security Strategy, Architecture and Technical Excellence, MTN

Dr. Bharath Soni

CISO and DPO, GT Bank

Renaldo Jack

Group Head of Cybersecurity, Globeleq

Kush Sharma

Director, Municipal Modernization & Partnerships, Municipal Information Systems Association, Ontario

Dr. Denise Turley

Executive Leader in AI

Sergio Trindade

CISO, Águas do Tejo Atlântico

Patrick Bangert

VP and Chief of AI, Oxy

Noah Ringler

Artificial Intelligence Policy Lead, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Rick Doten

VP, CISO, Information Security, Centene Corporation, Carolina Complete Health

Mike Manrod

CISO, Grand Canyon Education

Andres Andreu

Deputy CISO, Hearst

Sergio Gago

Managing Director, AI and Quantum, Moody's Analytics

Phillip Davies

CISO, Equifax UK

Pedro Tavares

Lead Data Scientist, Glencore

Jeremy Grant

Managing Director, Technology Business Strategy, Venable LLP

Past Speakers

What To Expect from Speakers

Strategic Insights: CISOs, risk leaders and AI program owners share current challenges and priorities.
Practical Use Cases: How organizations apply AI to identity, SOC operations and critical infrastructure — what works, what doesn’t.
Governance and Risk Models: Approaches for oversight, access control, unauthorized AI use and accountability.
Technical Deep Dives: How AI changes detection, telemetry and response, with measurable outcomes.
Networking and Solutions: Connect with peers and explore providers focused on AI risk, identity and infrastructure security.

Agenda Highlights

AI-Driven Zero-Day Detection
Modern Governance for Enterprise AI
Securing Critical Infrastructure with AI
Transforming SOC Operations Through AI
Quantum-Ready Strategies for Security

2026 Agenda

Given the ever-evolving nature of cybersecurity, the agenda will be continually updated to feature the most timely and relevant sessions.

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM ET

Registration & Breakfast

10:00 am - 10:05 am et

Opening Comments

10:05 AM - 10:35 AM ET

Securing AI-Assisted Engineering: Addressing the New Threat Landscape

As AI coding tools and agents become embedded in daily development, they bring a new wave of productivity, and new security risks.

In this session, we’ll break down the security implications of AI-assisted engineering and share actionable strategies to secure AI-driven development at scale.

Join this session to:

Learn how AI-assisted engineering is reshaping development—and the risks that come with it, from slopsquatting to weaponizing AI agents
Get practical strategies to secure AI-generated code and the AI-native attack surface at scale
See how Snyk secures your AI-powered SDLC from code to deployment

Who should attend:

Security and DevSecOps professionals navigating the rise of AI-driven development
Developers exploring or adopting AI-assisted workflows
Security leaders scaling & securing GenAI initiatives

10:35 AM - 11:05 AM ET

Balancing Innovation with Risk: Enterprise AI Governance Models

Explore how enterprises can innovate with AI while maintaining clear guardrails that protect security, privacy, and business integrity.

Leaders from security, legal, and technology domains will share best practices for building governance frameworks that align regulatory requirements with organizational goals. A central focus will be the rise of shadow AI, where employees adopt unapproved tools in response to growing demand for efficiency and automation.

This session will cover:

How to encourage responsible experimentation without exposing sensitive data or creating unmanaged risk
Cultural strategies that empower teams to use AI safely while preserving transparency and accountability
Practical guidance for designing adaptive governance models that evolve alongside AI adoption

11:05 AM - 11:35 AM ET

AI Trust & Safety, A Wicked Proble

This session explores the essential role of trust in Large Language Models, analyzing key factors such as competence, data integrity, and transparency that drive adoption.

We will examine the “wicked” complexity of extracting meaning from text and demonstrate how to address these challenges through a comprehensive “Discover, Secure, and Manage” lifecycle framework.

11:35 AM - 11:50 AM ET

Break: Explore the sponsor area and network with peers

11:50 AM - 12:10 PM ET

AI in Critical Infrastructure Protection

This case study explores how multi-agent AI systems are reshaping Security Operations Center workflows, accelerating threat detection, and reducing analyst fatigue. We will walk through real-world examples of how AI-driven automation enhances triage, correlation, and investigation processes. Instead of fostering fears of workforce displacement, the session will highlight how AI empowers analysts by removing repetitive tasks and allowing them to focus on high-value decision-making.

Attendees will:

Examine cultural and organizational shifts required to integrate AI effectively into SOC environments
Learn how forward-thinking teams are building collaborative human-AI models that elevate performance and create more resilient operations
Discover practical guidance for beginning or scaling an AI-enabled SOC transformation

12:10 PM - 12:40 PM ET

What’s Next for AI Identity in 2026

In 2026, your company won’t have just employees and customers—it’ll have hundreds of AI agents acting on their behalf. Some you’ll build. Others will just appear. The question is: will you know what they’re doing?

Join Okta’s Harish Peri, SVP & GM, AI Security and Accenture’s Greg Callegari, Managing Director, Cyber Protection, IAM, for a 20-minute discussion on what’s next for AI identity, access, and trust. No slides. No scripts. Just a fast, honest look at the biggest shifts coming to enterprise security as AI agents become part of the workforce.

Key Takeaways:

Why AI agents need to be treated as first-class identities—with the same visibility, governance, and guardrails as any human user
How organizations can secure and scale AI innovation across both customer and workforce ecosystems, with identity at the center
What 2026 will look like for security teams balancing speed, compliance, and control in an AI-driven world

12:40 PM - 1:30 PM ET

Lunch: Have you been to the live chat room yet?

1:30 PM - 1:50 PM ET

The Economics of AI Security: ROI and Risk

Economic uncertainty is reshaping cybersecurity investment strategies, particularly around AI-enabled defenses. We will explore how organizations evaluate the financial impact of AI security tools, from cost savings and efficiency gains to risk reduction and avoided breach costs. Attendees will gain insights into modeling ROI and building a compelling business case for AI investments.

The presentation will cover:

How automation changes staffing considerations and operational expenditure
Key risks that factor into financial decisions, including model drift, data exposure, and compliance obligations
How to use economic frameworks to quantify value and make informed AI security decisions

1:50 Pm - 2:20 pm et

From Cloud to AI: Securing the Next Generation Attack Surface

AI adoption marks the next generation of cloud innovation — and it’s reshaping the attack surface.

Shadow AI projects, new control planes, and sensitive data pipelines are converging with traditional cloud misconfigurations and identity gaps. This session shows how Ai reshapes risk and how leaders secure what’s next.

2:20 PM - 2:50 PM ET

Building the AI-Ready Security Team

This panel explores how organizations can cultivate security teams that effectively combine human expertise with AI-driven capabilities. Panelists will discuss strategies for upskilling staff to interpret and challenge AI-generated insights, ensuring critical thinking remains at the core of operations. The conversation will highlight how to integrate AI tools without diminishing human judgment or creating dependency.

We will also examine:

How leaders can encourage innovation while maintaining strong security controls and oversight.
Real-world examples demonstrating how AI enhances teamwork, productivity, and decision-making
Guidance on building resilient, adaptive security teams prepared for an AI-accelerated future

2:50 PM - 3:20 PM ET

Securing APIs in the Age of Autonomous AI Agents

In this session, we move beyond basic rate-limiting and OAuth.

We explore why traditional “human-scale” security fails when your primary user is a machine that can read your entire Swagger spec in milliseconds. We will discuss the transition from reactive API security to AI-Native Governance, where the API contract itself becomes the security enforcement layer.

2:50 PM - 3:20 PM ET

Evolving Identity: From Static Credentials to Dynamic Trust

As organizations navigate hybrid environments and distributed workforces, identity becomes the new perimeter—and we must evolve accordingly. This session examines how identity security is shifting from static credentials to models rooted in continuous, adaptive trust. We will explore how behavioral biometrics enhance authentication by analyzing patterns rather than passwords.

Join us as we discuss:

How to integrate dynamic identity verification into existing security architectures without disrupting user experience
Managing hybrid identity ecosystems where cloud, on-premises, and SaaS systems converge
How identity innovation strengthens resilience in an increasingly complex digital landscape

3:20 PM - 3:30 PM ET

Break: Explore the sponsor area and network with peers

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM ET

Governing Intent and Attribution in the Agentic Workforce

As we enter 2026, the greatest threat to enterprise security isn’t just an external hack—it’s the "Identity Blur.

Today, autonomous AI agents operate with the same high-level permissions as the employees they represent. They read emails, call APIs, and move data across MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers. But when an agent makes a multi-turn decision that results in a data breach or a regulatory violation, who is responsible? Most security stacks are blind to the “why” behind an AI’s actions, seeing only the resulting traffic.

4:00 PM - 4:30 pm ET

Evolving Zero-Day Detection Through AI

This session explores how artificial intelligence is transforming the speed and precision of zero-day threat detection.

As attackers increasingly leverage automation and stealth techniques, traditional discovery methods cannot keep pace. We will examine how AI-driven models can dynamically scan code, analyze anomalous behavior, and accelerate identification of emerging vulnerabilities. Attendees will learn how automated triage reduces the time between exploit, detection, and containment—critical in high-velocity threat environments. The discussion will also address the challenges of training AI to distinguish true zero-day indicators from noise. By the end of the session, participants will understand how AI reshapes the defensive playbook and what organizations must do to operationalize these capabilities at scale.

4:30 PM - 4:50 PM ET

Practical Frameworks for AI Deployment and Oversight

Join us for this presentation as we break down a four-pillar model for responsible AI deployment that organizations can adopt regardless of maturity level. Real-world examples will demonstrate how these pillars integrate into a cohesive lifecycle, and attendees will walk away with a practical blueprint for sustainable and transparent AI governance.

Govern: focuses on establishing clear oversight structures, policies, and accountability
Map: highlights the importance of understanding AI risks, use-case context, and potential operational impacts
Measure: introduces methods for developing metrics that assess performance, fairness, reliability, and risk exposure
Manage: covers the controls and continuous monitoring processes that keep AI systems safe and adaptable over time

4:50 PM ET

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